This beer is a slightly hazy golden bre. It has an off white, stable head. The smell is a lightly malty, with a little noble hop aroma in the background. The taste is balanced, with notable pale malt, caramel, and a toasted character. The hop flavor is solid. Full in body. This is a nice brew.

A very dark amber brown, but with some noticeable orange tinges of color throughout the glass. A little clear, but kind of frozen looking, with a big creamy tan off white head that makes four fingers off the pour easily, Leaves a nice thick clumpy head and collar.

A real nice mellow and subtle nose. Quite a nice balance between nutty character and sweetness. Some toffee like sensations, but with the chewy nut quality dominating. Pretty good and basic.

Palate hits with a bit of a watery lifeless body. Very low carbonated it seems which is surprising with the amount of head produced. Some of the nutty character hits with a mild pine hopiness on the finish, but there's not much going on at all flavor wise. Mild toasty finish but also fleeting in the palate.

Overall not terrible, but nothing really to get excited about even for a brown.

Im sampling a cellar temp bottle poured into a sturdy glass mug.
The beer foams up to overflow slowly upon the cap popping and pours huge fluffy head even with the gentlest of pours.
I will take a minute while the head settles to say the label art is great, old school drawings that have a fairly artistic flair to them.
The head is eggshell white and fades gradually leaving large pockmarked craters as it recedes.
Aroma is mild but some caramel and earthy hops are present, I also get a little bit of mild fruit.
The first sip reveals an average body with fine fizzy carbonation. Texture is a little thin, but the beer is very drinkable and goes down smoothly into my belly.
Flavor is what is expected from the nose, mild caramel and some sweet fruit with a slightly earthy bite on the finish. The beer is easy to drink and balanced, I do find it unremarkable but not bad, although the slow gusher on opening is a negative. I would try this again and would like to visit the brewery but Im not going to chase down a bottle

S- bready, apple juice with a little brown sugar, marshmellow and a hint of cashew nuttiness. A hint of vegetal hops.

T- Quite interesting. A brown ale combined with the subtlety of an amber. Light bread notes with that brown sugar sweetness you smell. Big caramel notes. Hops are certainly vegetal and almost herbal, and very light. There's also just a hint of citric (orange) sweetness in the background as well.

M- Almost medium body, which surprised me due to the ABV. A hint dry on the finish, which begs you to sip more.

O- It's brilliant in its subtlety. Closest thing I can relate it to is Stone Levitation, and honestly, I'll take this over that any day. Well done.

App- This poured out like an oak stain varnish. A little bit dark at the top. A little lighter on bottom and somewhat clear with a lighter density behind it. A small head maybe 3/4" was there and left no cling/lace but was more like a pond layer.

Smell- I believe the english version adds a bit of yeast and citrus to a pretty clean beer. Creamy, candy and sweet are lasting aromas on this one.

Taste- Its a brown ale base but spun a little. Its malty, sweet and rich. I will say its more of a pecan syrup in liquid form and even though only 5% still get a feel of the booze. Its got a touch of fruity esters and roast.

Brown color in the glass, and on the reddish side. Pleasant sudsiness. Fairly sprightly on the tongue.

Flavor is caramel cut with leafy hops. Modest sweetness with a rather bitter finish. Light bodied. Roasted malt is not very assertive. More of a slightly sweet tea flavor. Brown Ale is totally descriptive, and for that category it's quite acceptable. In other words, dull and a little dank. The aftertaste of dirty hops just doesn't quit.

This brew poured out as a nice looking brown color with a tan colored head on top. Not much lacing here. The smell of the brew has some sweet toasted malt aromas and roasted nut coming off it also. The taste of the beer was was pretty nice, the malty flavors went well with some of the roasted flavors. The mouthfeel was a little thin but still wasn't too bad. Overall this brew was an above average brown ale in my opinion. Might be worth trying.

A - Served with lighter shade of dark brown...it wasn't completely dark brown because it had some clarity to it...the head was off white and stood about two fingers...it retained well but did not leave any lacing until the last few sips

S - The malts were roasted and provided some caramel, toffee, and nutty aromas

T - The flavors come together really nice...there is a roasted presence from the start to the middle of the beer...caramel and toffee flavors lend some sweetness and the nuttiness is there to make a nice combination of flavors...there is a hop note at the end of the beer that provides an earthy and slightly floral aspect

64 oz growler filled @ the brewery. Named after the 191 year old Franklin County Jail or "Old Jail" as it is now known, located right down the street from the brewery and is currently home to the Franklin County Historical Society. Poured into a pint glass.

Pours a clear amber, with 2 big fingers of off-white/near tan head. Retains with a thin layer of froth, throwing a decent looking cascade of foamy lacing up on the sides of the glass. The aroma is sweeter smelling with caramel notes mixing with lightly toasted grainy malts. Hops are citric and earthy in the nose.

The taste switches things up a bit, with the malts coming off as a bit more roasty than sweet overall and some silkier caramel character hanging on the edges of the profile. This has a nice firm bitter hop presence to it (with a gentle spiciness as well) that really earns it's designation as an American Brown. Finishes with a pleasant toasty dryness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a crisp prickly feel to the carbonation. This is maybe just a tad too thin in spots on the edges of the swallow but for the most part this maintains a good presence on the palate.

Well done Brown Ale, with enough flavor and drinkability to keep both experienced and novice craft beer drinkers interested throughout the duration of the glass. I'm glad to see that they've made this one of their staple year-round beers here.

Taste: More fruit in the flavor - berry-like. Malt is sweetish and pointy rather than full and wide - which is good - and it's backed by spicy and floral hops. Moderate-to-medium bitterness. Finishes mostly dry with some malt and a touch of honey and herb lingering.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a median carbonation. Smooth, and just lightly creamy.

Drinkability: A fairly straight-forward, well-brewed ale that offers the novice an entry into flavorful beer, and the connoisseur enough flavor and nuance to keep him interested beyond one. Nicely done.

M- Medium feel with a nice finish that melds the hops/malts together nicely.

D/O- A tasty little American Brown Ale that is quite balanced and very sessionable. Some of the flavors and aromas won't necessarily beat you over the head, but they are there and well crafted. I'll definitely be drinking more of the Old Jail in the future. Cheers!

T - Sweet malts dominate and suggest caramel, maple syrup and brown sugar. Surprisingly, some hop character is also present, featuring hints of earthy and woody notes that, while only providing minimal bitterness, offer a bit of complexity to the flavor profile.

M - Pretty light bodied and somewhat watery for a brown ale with a softly carbonated mouthfeel offering a touch of prickle on the palate.